Arms Trafficking Racket Busted in Delhi: 10 Turkey and China-Made Pistols, 92 live Cartridges Seized; 4 Arrested

The Crime Branch unit of Delhi Police arrested four key traffickers involved in a major international arms trafficking racket linked to Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). The unit has seized arms, along with foreign-made pistols which were smuggled through the India-Pakistan border and distributed across the country by interstate arms smugglers. 

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The search operations were conducted by a Delhi Crime Branch Unit team led by DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav. Cops confirmed that the weapons were smuggled into the country from Pakistan using drones as a method of cross-border infiltration.

Delhi: The Crime Branch has busted a major international arms trafficking network linked to Pakistan’s ISI. The gang was supplying high-end Turkey- and China-made pistols into India through Pakistan, using drones to drop weapons in Punjab. Four key members have been arrested, and… pic.twitter.com/QoCg1sa1Zb

— IANS (@ians_india) November 22, 2025

The sized items include 10 Turkey and Chinese-made semi-automatic pistols along with 92 live cartridges. The recovered pistols include Turkey made-5.7 high-end pistols, which underscores the serious nature and intended use of the trafficked arms. China-made PX-3 pistols.

Police are now probing how many arms were sold and tracking the gang’s wider network through mobile, bank, and social media records.